Shipping-case.



P. N. GAREAU.

SHlPPlNG CASE.

APPLICATION Hm) JUNE i7. 1,915.

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and provided with :PETER 1\T. GAREAU, 0F PTTSBU'RGI-I, PENNSYLTANIA.

SHIPPING-CASE.

reasons.

Application filed June 17, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, PETER N. GAREAU, a. citizen of the Unite-d States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shipping Cases, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention is an improved packing case or receptacle of the type employed for shipping fragile articles, such as eggs, perishable fruits and vegetables, and other articles of a nature that cannot withstand sudden shocks or jars without4 serious injury.

@ne of the objects of the invention is to provide a shipping case of simple and inexpensive construction, composed of separable parts so constructed and arranged that they may be quickly and conveniently assembled, and when so assembled, will possess the necessary strength and rigidity to withstand the wear and tear incident to the use of receptacles of this nature. A further object is to provide a shipping receptacle, conveniently shaped, and of maximum capacity,

shock absorbing chambers arranged to protect the contents of the receptacle from injury incident to blows or shocks encountered by the receptacle when in use.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shipping case constructed in accordance with the invention, the cover being raised. F ig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view. Figs. 3 and t are vertical sectional views taken at right angles to each other.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a casing, preferably formed of a single piece of any suitable or preferred material, bent at 11 to form corners and side walls, the ends of said piece being united at 12, in suitable manner to form one of the corners of said casing. Said casing may be any desired shape, but it is preferred to maire the same of rectangular form, and open at the top and bottom, as illustrated in the drawing.

The bottom and cover of the receptacle are preferably made of a single piece of material similar to that of which the casing 10 is constructed. Said material is bent to form a bottom 13, of the same contour as the casing 10, one edge of the bottom being Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Apr. 1"?, 191'?. Serial No. 34,665.

attached to a main supporting wall 1.4i, and the opposite edge of the bottom is correspondingly attached to a supplemental supporting wall 15. Said supporting walls 11i and 15 are so arranged that they rest flat against opposite side walls of the casing 10. The cover 16 is attached to the upper edge of the main supporting wall 14.-, and the opposite edge of the cover is provided with a retaining member 17, arranged to rest upon the upper free edge of the supplemental supporting wall 15, when the cover is closed.

Supported by flanges 18 attached to opposite edges thereof, is a false bottom 19, the flanges 18 being turned downward and resting upon the bottom 13 to provide an intervening space between the bottom and the false bottom, which space, indicated at 20, forms an air cushion adapted to absorb the shock of blows imparted against the bottom from the outside thereof. Similar air spaces 21 are formed next the side walls of the casi g by providing false sides 22 and 23, having end flanges 24l-adapted to rest against the inner face of the contiguous wall of the casing, the ends of the false sides 23 being interposed between the inner faces of the falso sides 22, the frietional engagement between the members 22 and 23 being such that said members are securely retained in A false top 25, similar to the false bottom 19, is constructed to rest upon the upper edges of the false sides 22 and 23, and said false top is provided with upturned flanges 26, to provide an air cushion for the top of the receptacle. The interior of the receptacle may be left unobstructed for the storage of any desired article, or the same may be provided with spacers 27, if desired, the form of the inL vention illustrated in the drawings, being particularly designed for the shipment of eggs, although it will be understood that its use is not limited in this respect.

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that a very simple and inexpensive shipping case is provided, that may be readily a-nd quickly assembled, and that by ieans of the air chambers surrounding the case on all sides, the same is peculiarly constructed to protect the contents thereof from damage or injury, due to shocks while the case is in transit. It will be particularly noted that the construction is such that even though the outside walls may be crushed, the inner or false walls, and the intervening air chambers Will afford ample protection for the most fragile articles. 'By constructing the case of separable parts, as hereinabove described, any part that may be damaged or destroyed, or Which for any reason becomes unfit for use, may be readily replaced Without necessitating the loss of the entire receptacle.

Having thus explained the nature of my invention and described an operative manner of constructing and using the same, although Without attempting to set forth all ofthe forms in Which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what I claim is c# 1. A shipping case comprising a casing.

open at the top and bottom, a bottom member inclosed within said casing and having a cover member attached thereto, a false bottom resting upon said bottom member, a set of oppositely disposed false sides having their lower edges resting upon said false bottom, an additional set of oppositely disposedfalse sides also having their lovver edges resting on said false bottom and arranged at right angles to the first set, ends of the false sides of the second set frictionally engaging the opposite inner faces of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for false sides of the first set, whereby the first set retains the second set in position, and a false top resting upon said false sides.

2. A shipping case comprising a casing open at the top and bottom, a bottom member inclosed Within said casing and having a cover member attached thereto, a false bottom having downturned flanges at its ends resting upon said bottom, asetof oppositely disposed sides having their lower edges resting upon said false bottom and having` their ends turned outwardly against the end vvalls of said casing, an additional set of oppositely disposed false sides also having their lower edges resting on said false bottom and having outturned ianges at their ends arranged parallel vvith and frictionally engaging the inner face of the false sides of the first set, and a false cover resting upon said false sides.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoV set my hand in presence of tvvo subscribing Witnesses.

PETER N. GAR-EAU.

Witnesses:

ALBERT J. HALTER, W. I. KEER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

